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He who speaks ill of an absent friend, or fails to take his part
if attacked by another, that read more
He who speaks ill of an absent friend, or fails to take his part
if attacked by another, that man is a scoundrel.
Life is halfe spent before we know what it is.
Life is halfe spent before we know what it is.
The first service a child doth his father is to make him foolish.
The first service a child doth his father is to make him foolish.
Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall
take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient read more
Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall
take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day
is the evil thereof.
Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest.
Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest.
He that once deceives is ever suspected.
He that once deceives is ever suspected.
Time rolls on, and we grow old with silent years.
Time rolls on, and we grow old with silent years.
Extreme remedies are never the first to be resorted to.
Extreme remedies are never the first to be resorted to.